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flashbulb memory

flashbulb memory noun: a memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.

Noun

flashbulb memory (plural flashbulb memories)

  1. A memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.

Forms of flashbulb memory

pluralflashbulb memories

Origin of flashbulb memory

Suggesting the action of photographic flashbulb, which briefly illuminates a single moment in time.

Questions about flashbulb memory

What does flashbulb memory mean?
Flashbulb memory means a memory of a significant and extremely emotional moment or event.
What part of speech is flashbulb memory?
Flashbulb memory is a noun.
What is the plural of flashbulb memory?
The plural of flashbulb memory is flashbulb memories.

Words near flashbulb memory in the dictionary

  1. flashboarded
  2. flashboarding
  3. flashboards
  4. flashbulb
  5. flashbulb memories
  6. flashbulb memory
  7. flashbulb moment
  8. flashbulb moments
  9. flashbulbs
  10. flashburn
  11. flashburns

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